BBQ Capital

Profile

BBQ Capital is a venture fund based in San Francisco, founded in 2018 by Nemanja Kostic. It started as a series of backyard barbecues aimed at building community and trust among founders and investors. The team includes Nemanja Kostic as General Partner, Buddy Shakhashir as Partner, and Jigney Pathak as Principal. They focus on supporting founders with first checks and deep involvement from the ground up. Unique to BBQ Capital is their origin story and emphasis on forming genuine relationships with entrepreneurs from the onset of their startups.

BBQ Capital focuses on a diverse mix of sectors, including consumer, enterprise, and deep tech, without limiting itself to specific categories. They predominantly invest at the pre-seed and seed stages, showing a strong commitment to early-stage startups. Headquartered in San Francisco, the firm is particularly known for providing initial funding and strong support to founders.

Some of BBQ Capital's notable portfolio companies include Coco Robotics, known for sidewalk delivery robots; Array Labs, building satellite constellations for Earth imaging; and Factory, which creates AI coding agents. Other investments span across sectors like consumer social apps, AI-powered cybersecurity platforms, and robotic surgical platforms. By nurturing transformative startups, BBQ Capital helps founders grow from the earliest stages, remaining involved through subsequent rounds of funding.